Well, Good rev., All I can tell you is this,(but i still might be yelled at by the other Council members here)But out of the 86 stories...It looks like this (GREEN #=YES, RED #=NO, LAST # MEANS HOW MANY STORIES ARE LEFT IN WAITING FOR A FULL CONSENSUS)

(12/4/70)

This is all that I will say about it now, it is still smooth BUT slow sailing. there has been a slowdown because the the recent events of the Publishing of the "loose canon" by a certain "repeat offender" someone. AND of the recent Admin-ing of a couple of the members. Once both things have settled down it should pick up pace again.HOPE to get it done by the beginning of summer.

Hope this is a good update for you.(that won't get me kicked out of the council)andMay the Pasta be with YouRAmen

Pope Dechujoh is the name.Oh, here is a list of things that I have writin: Click the link->The Book of Dechujoh.:Letter to the Risians. (14 Chapters.)has been writinLetter to the Udonites. (2 Chpts.)has been writinLetters between D and M the Udonite. (6 Chpts)has been writinLetters to the Fiorites is next. Started on.Revelations 3: The Scroll of the 7 Sealed Pastas(17 Chpts)has been writin<---T.A.R.D.I.S

Nice to hear that there's so much fun stuff going into the 2nd edition! Do you have any proofreaders? I'm not trying to be mean, but the first edition did have some language issues and I think I could help fix some of those. After all, His noodly wisdom-nuggets were transmitted in perfection (unless He was drunk at the time), and we should strive to create written versions that are as close to that as possible.

Lasanius wrote:Nice to hear that there's so much fun stuff going into the 2nd edition! Do you have any proofreaders? I'm not trying to be mean, but the first edition did have some language issues and I think I could help fix some of those. After all, His noodly wisdom-nuggets were transmitted in perfection (unless He was drunk at the time), and we should strive to create written versions that are as close to that as possible.

No proofreaders at all. But what da 1st/2nd council did wit tha 1st edition was to keep all mistakes as is. And we da 2nd Council will do da same.

BUT if you want to proofread and fix on your own time you can do that. As a member of the Council of Olive Garden, I will say once you have proofread and fixed either versions. (as close as you can) I will ask the other members if we can put it up at loose-canon.info

May da pasta be wit youRAmen.

Pope Dechujoh is the name.Oh, here is a list of things that I have writin: Click the link->The Book of Dechujoh.:Letter to the Risians. (14 Chapters.)has been writinLetter to the Udonites. (2 Chpts.)has been writinLetters between D and M the Udonite. (6 Chpts)has been writinLetters to the Fiorites is next. Started on.Revelations 3: The Scroll of the 7 Sealed Pastas(17 Chpts)has been writin<---T.A.R.D.I.S

Dechujoh64 wrote:BUT if you want to proofread and fix on your own time you can do that. As a member of the Council of Olive Garden, I will say once you have proofread and fixed either versions. (as close as you can) I will ask the other members if we can put it up at loose-canon.info

That's great! Any chance of getting to the source files for the Loose Canon? Or, dare I dream, something in a git repository so I can submit patches? I know nothing of your publishing process, so just wild guesses

Edit: I just read the final words of the first edition, and it seems the Council thought hard about what to do and really decided to leave the texts as they are, typos and all. So I'll hold off on any proofreading right now, maybe it's bad timing to be bringing this up at this point in the process anyway. Let's see what happens around the third edition, if you do decide to go for an all-out editing spree, count me in!

But having the source files somewhere out there somewhere would be very interesting regardless. I'm really curious what the editing process is like right now.

Lasanius wrote: That's great! Any chance of getting to the source files for the Loose Canon? Or, dare I dream, something in a git repository so I can submit patches? I know nothing of your publishing process, so just wild guesses

Edit: I just read the final words of the first edition, and it seems the Council thought hard about what to do and really decided to leave the texts as they are, typos and all. So I'll hold off on any proofreading right now, maybe it's bad timing to be bringing this up at this point in the process anyway. Let's see what happens around the third edition, if you do decide to go for an all-out editing spree, count me in!

But having the source files somewhere out there somewhere would be very interesting regardless. I'm really curious what the editing process is like right now.

Well, I don't know how to get the source files or the repository, but maybe you could personal message The Dark Noodle(just to let you know 1 thing. TDN has a few things he needs to take care of right now IRL. So if he does not answer back right away, that will be the reason why.)

The 1st/2nd Council did not want to change any of the texts of the Loose Canon. So they left it the way that they did. The current 3rd Council (for which I am in) will do the same and will not change any of the texts.

Their really is no editing process at all and their probably never will be.

The process of the Loose Canon is as follows.1. The texts are gathered.2. The texts are reviewed.(for those that pass move to step 5)3. if the text do not pass the reviewing process(i.e. too sexist, or FSM-afied Texts of something else that is very visible to see [like from, the bible]) we the council shall give a short time frame for the authors of those texts to modify their works to be acceptable. If they cannot finish within the time frame it will not get accepted for the Second edition (by modify I mean get rid of the problems)4. re-review the texts that have been modified just as precaution. then...5. assemble the second edition into it's final form. 6. Then put it on the loose-canon.info as separate pages and a PDF version. (and ePub, too.)

Also, the 3rd Council is accepting translations of the Loose Canon there maybe an Italian version and maybe a Norwegian version, too. and I think that we could accept a proofread version. (pdf file) as long as the main part of the texts are not modified in any way. (i.e. names and places.) just words like with, the, and that, and so on. Also, punctuation, too.

May the pasta be with you.RAmen.

Pope Dechujoh is the name.Oh, here is a list of things that I have writin: Click the link->The Book of Dechujoh.:Letter to the Risians. (14 Chapters.)has been writinLetter to the Udonites. (2 Chpts.)has been writinLetters between D and M the Udonite. (6 Chpts)has been writinLetters to the Fiorites is next. Started on.Revelations 3: The Scroll of the 7 Sealed Pastas(17 Chpts)has been writin<---T.A.R.D.I.S

Lasanius wrote:But having the source files somewhere out there somewhere would be very interesting regardless. I'm really curious what the editing process is like right now.

No editing process as such, the text are being numbered but no other alterations or corrections are done by the council, but should an author wish to submit a revised text with any typos corrected the council would use that version.

It is my view, and that of the councillors that came before me, that any that any "errors" are the divine will of Our Noodly Lord.

The Dark NoodleAKA - The Rev. Dr. Jo Freddie

The Book of Piraticus 12:1-3I gave you brains, the ability to reason, and free will for a reason.Please use them.If I say something dumb, question it.http://www.loose-canon.info/ - A really Important Collection of Words.

Thanks for explaining the process. And the motivations, divine or worldly, behind the editing. I think then my work is probably better invested elsewhere. Is anyone already doing a German translation? Brother Spaghettus in Germany is doing a fantastic job (maybe you've seen his YouTube clips), but I think there is no translation planned from his side.

Well, The Good Rev. Scott, (i don't care if they scold me for this but I will say it anyways.)I guess by his almighty Noodley-est, We have come to the break, the pause, the intermission, between starting and finishing the edition of the Loose Canon, Just like the 1st edition had its break before completion the 2nd is right now having its.

This time when we hit that wall, it has ADMIN written ALL over it.

But All I want is for the break to end soon because I would like to finish The 2nd Edition before this Starts

I can see into your soul, Doctor. I see Beauty, Divinity, HATRED!! -"friendly Dalek" (ItD)

To the members whom were named by-proxy in this post Can we PLEASE get back to finishing the 2nd Edition. Thank You.

And to All May the pasta be with you.RAmen.

Pope Dechujoh is the name.Oh, here is a list of things that I have writin: Click the link->The Book of Dechujoh.:Letter to the Risians. (14 Chapters.)has been writinLetter to the Udonites. (2 Chpts.)has been writinLetters between D and M the Udonite. (6 Chpts)has been writinLetters to the Fiorites is next. Started on.Revelations 3: The Scroll of the 7 Sealed Pastas(17 Chpts)has been writin<---T.A.R.D.I.S

It is needed. I can do it if need be. Ive' a lot o' free time on my hands (seemed pirate speek, I can barely control it.)

"Sonny, did we land or did we get shot down?"- my grandmother to an airline pilot.Pasta is not "an" art, it is the art. Any Italian(whom I think are second only to pirates, though that is not my call to make) can attest to that. It is unfortunate that a vast majority of them have forsaken His Noodlyness whom gave them His Saucy Knowledge of how to make great pasta in the first place.May you be forever touched by His Noodly ApendageGlob blessR'amen

*WARNING* SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED RANDOMNESS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THIS PERSON.